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= Introduction: Lesson 21 = Before reading "Make the Switch" review advertisements and persuasive techniques.

= Student Outcomes: The World According to Humphrey = Students will understand how an author expresses his point of view about a topic through the actions of the main character.

1. Who is narrating the story? Page 537 2. Reread the last paragraph on page 537. Why are the words **//all the time//** italicized? 3.What is the author's opinion about having the T.V. on constantly? Page 538 4.Reread the last paragraph on page 539 .What is the significance of the words in bold print? 5.Reread the following section from page 541. **Mr.Thomas explained that theTV had gone off and they discussed how old it was (five years),****whether it had a guarantee(no one knew) and if Mr. Thomas could fix it (he couldn't ).** Why did the author include the responses in the parenthesis? || =Questions:= 1.What persuasive techniques did the author use in these two posters to convince the reader of his opinion? Pages 549-550 ||
 * =Title 1: The World According to Humphrey= || =Title 2: Make the Switch= ||
 * =Questions: Read pages 537-541=

= Summative Questions: = 1. A.J learns a lesson when Garth comes to his house. What message does this new friendship teach? In your response be sure to state the message (theme) and support it with text based details.

2.Citing details from the story, explain how the Thomas family changed from the beginning to the end of the story.

3.Explain why "Make the Switch" is an appropriate title for this selection. Be sure to clearly cite evidence from the text in your answer.

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